Nimbus Data’s selling 50TB and 100TB SSDs – Here’s how much they cost!

Most of us haven’t heard of Nimbus Data, but they are one of the only companies that can offer SSDs large enough for your entire games library. With their latest Exadrive DC series of SSDs, Nimbus Data offers its buyers 50TB and 100TB SSD capacities, offering storage solutions which up to 100x larger than already large 1TB SSD storage drives.  

Now, Nimbus has revealed the pricing of their huge SSDs, revealing a $12,500 price tag for its 50TB drive and a $40,000 price tag for its 100TB drive. These drives will ship in both SATA and SAS models and occupy the 3.5-inch storage form factor. 

Why are these drives so expensive? The simple answer is that they ship an incredible amount of storage potential into a compact space. This drive is designed to be deployed in areas which are traditionally catered to by mechanical hard drives, offering users the same 3.5-inch drive form factor and SATA compatibility. This drive’s use of the SATA interface will limit the speed of the Nimbus Data ExaDrive, but when this much storage is on offer, that sacrifice may be worth it. 

Nimbus Data also backs up its drives with an endurance rating that’s “unlimited for five years” through its 5-year limited warranty. Basically, Nimbus Data is challenging its users to break its drives through excessive writes. Good luck burning out that much NAND in five years.